Worth the near frostbite?

JonA_CT · Feb 15, 2016

I've been looking for a morning to get out and catch the sun over these bridges. This morning looked good, except for the fact that the temperature was around 0*F the entire time. Is the sea smoke and ice worth it? I'm not sure. Because of the temperature, I wasn't as careful as I should have been, and the focus on my camera was a bit wonky.

I'm not sure landscape is my thing, but I'd love whatever feedback you all have -- especially as far as editing goes.

20160215-_MG_3837 by jwa04, on Flickr

FITBMX · Feb 15, 2016

It needs a little bit of a rotation counterclockwise, it has a little tilt as it is now. It looks really good other wise, it is a very nice photo.
I know what you mean with shooting in cold weather. I went out the other morning at 5:30 long before the sun was up, it was 15f degrees out with a brisk wind. Man my hands froze! It makes it super hard to run the camera when you can't feel anything! :lol:

Philmar · Feb 16, 2016

Definitely worth it - these are the types of shots most people won't take because it is either too cold or early.

Kalyt · Feb 16, 2016

Nice picture. Really like the composition. The only thing is the stone that is in the left corner, it takes a bit to much of my attention, and the colors are a bit too strong for my taste. But overall a nice picture!

JonA_CT · Feb 16, 2016

FITBMX said:
It needs a little bit of a rotation counterclockwise, it has a little tilt as it is now. It looks really good other wise, it is a very nice photo.
I know what you mean with shooting in cold weather. I went out the other morning at 5:30 long before the sun was up, it was 15f degrees out with a brisk wind. Man my hands froze! It makes it super hard to run the camera when you can't feel anything!

No kidding! There were about 3 trips back to the car to warm up in the 15 shots I took. I should have brought some gloves -- I just had my big mittens that I keep in the car.

Philmar said:
Definitely worth it - these are the types of shots most people won't take because it is either too cold or early.

Thanks! I'm happy I took the time.

Kalyt said:
Nice picture. Really like the composition. The only thing is the stone that is in the left corner, it takes a bit to much of my attention, and the colors are a bit too strong for my taste. But overall a nice picture!

I agree with you about the stone -- I tried cropping it out, but then I lost the second bridge on the left and I decided I'd rather have the symmetry. I did take some shots from a different angle, but I was messing with bracketed exposures and was trying to get the sea smoke to blur. I ended up using F22 and they were too soft to salvage. Learning something every I go out and shoot.